Italian Studies Major
Goal 1: Communicate effectively in the target language.
Outcome 1: Communicate effectively in the target language in oral and/or written form, as is appropriate to this level.
Goal 2: Think critically and interpretively about content in the target language.
Outcome 2: Interpret and analyze main ideas, relevant facts, and details in the target language.
Goal 3: Demonstrate knowledge of the target language culture(s).
Outcome 3: Describe accurately in the target language some aspect of the target language cultures (perspectives, products, and/or practices).
Goal 4: Engage with concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion relevant to the target language and culture.
Outcome 4: Describe, in a local and/or global context, diverse human beliefs, abilities, experiences, identities, or cultures.
Cornerstone Core Curriculum Requirements
Consist of 14 core and 2 overlay requirements. See below for additional detailed information on each of these requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Course Requirements | ||
| ENG 101 | Craft of Language | 3 |
| World History Course Area | 3 | |
| Philosophy Requirements | ||
Either Level One or Level Two (but not both) -- must be Ethics designated. If approved, philosophy courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as Philosophy Level Two and as a Mission Overlay course. | ||
| Philosophy Level One | 3 | |
| Philosophy Level Two | 3 | |
| Theology & Religious Studies Requirements | ||
If approved, Theology & Religious Studies courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive overlay. Students may not double-count the same course as CCC Theology and as a Mission Overlay course. | ||
| Theology | 3 | |
| Religious Studies | 3 | |
| Diversity & INT 151 Requirements | ||
A student's Diversity course may not count for any other CCC course area requirement or as their Mission Overlay course. If approved, Diversity courses may count for a student's Writing Intensive Overlay requirement. INT 151 may not count for any other CCC requirements. This course must be taken in the first two years | ||
| Diversity | 3 | |
| INT 151 | Inequality in American Society | 1 |
| Math & Natural Science Requirements | ||
If approved, Math & Natural Science Requirements may count toward overlay requirements. | ||
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| Natural Science | 4 | |
| Social Science Requirement | 3 | |
If approved, such Social Science Requirement may count toward a student's overlay requirements. | ||
| Non-Native Language Requirement | 3-4 | |
A single Non-Native Language course may not count as an overlay course but a second language course fulfills a student's Mission Overlay requirement. | ||
| Literature Requirement | 3 | |
If approved, Literature courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements. | ||
| Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design Requirement | 3 | |
If approved, Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design courses may count toward a student's overlay requirements. | ||
| Overlay Requirements | ||
| Writing-Intensive | 3 | |
If approved, Writing-Intensive courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, electives, or as any CCC course area requirement except for the first-year courses (World History and Rhetoric and Composition). | ||
| Mission-Overlay | 3 | |
Mission Overlay courses may double count as major courses, minor courses, elective courses, or any of the following CCC course areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Creativity, and Design, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Social Science. | ||
| Total Hours | 47-49 | |
Recommended CCC Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fine & Performing Arts, Design & Creativity | ||
| Italy Through Art | ||
| Social Science | ||
| Language and Communication | ||
| Mission-Overlay | ||
Second ITA Course | ||
Major Requirements
The requirements for the Italian Studies major are 10 courses, five of which must be ITA courses starting at the 100 level or higher (conducted entirely in Italian), and five of which are interdisciplinary courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| ITA 101 | Beginning Italian I | 4 |
| ITA 102 | Beginning Italian II | 4 |
| ITA 201 | Intermediate Italian I | 3 |
| ITA 202 | Intermediate Italian II | 3 |
| One course at the ITA 3xx level (or higher) | 3 | |
| Required Latin Courses: | ||
| LAT 101 | Beginning Latin I | 4 |
| LAT 102 | Beginning Latin II | 4 |
| Select three interdisciplinary courses from list: | 9 | |
| Italy Through Art | ||
| Renaissance Art & Architecture | ||
| Baroque Art and Architecture | ||
| Museum Studies | ||
| Ancient Greece & Rome Cinema | ||
| Race & Ethnicity Greece/Rome | ||
| The Grandeur that Was Rome | ||
| Italy Through Art | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Italian Journeys | ||
| Mangia! Flavors of Italy | ||
| Italian Identities | ||
| Topics in Italian Studies | ||
| Shadow State: Mafia in Italy | ||
| Italian Cinema and the Sacred | ||
| The Art of Dante's Inferno | ||
| Language and Communication | ||
| Second Lang Acquis & Lrning | ||
| Teaching Lang at Home/Abroad | ||
| Bilingualism & Lang Diversity | ||
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Westrn Music Hist: MidAge-1750 | ||
| Western Music Hist: 1750-Pres | ||
| Plato and Aristotle | ||
| The Philosophy of Aquinas | ||
| The EU and European Politics | ||
| Total Hours | 34 | |
(This list is illustrative, not exhaustive; for more information, please consult the faculty in Italian Studies.)
Free Electives
A varying number of courses, typically nine to twelve. Graduation requires 120 credits. Any credits necessary to reach that number outside of the CCC and major requirements are considered free electives.
Study Abroad Courses
For study at SJU in Rome and Florence, Italy, see Study Abroad.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ITA 101 or ITA 201 |
Beginning Italian I or Intermediate Italian I |
4 |
| ENG 101 | Craft of Language | 3 |
| Social Science (LIN 101 or other approved course) | 3 | |
| LAT 101 | Beginning Latin I | 4 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ITA 102 or ITA 202 |
Beginning Italian II or Intermediate Italian II |
4 |
| World History | 3 | |
| Theology | 3 | |
| LAT 102 | Beginning Latin II | 4 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| ITA 201 | Intermediate Italian I | 3 |
| Philosophy Level One | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Writing Intensive Course | 3 | |
| INT 151 | Inequality in American Society | 1 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ITA 202 | Intermediate Italian II | 3 |
| Fine & Performing Arts, Design, Creativity (ARH 115 or other approved FPADC course) | 3 | |
| Natural Science | 4 | |
| Diversity | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ITA course (CCC Literature) (5 of 5 ITA courses) | 3 | |
| IST course (1 of 3 IST courses) | 3 | |
| Religious Studies | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| IST course (2 of 3 IST courses) | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 12 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| IST course (3 of 3 IST courses) | 3 | |
| Philosophy Level Two | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Free Electives | 15 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 126 | |